Table 1Transition record

parliamentary assistanttotax policy analyst

A parliamentary assistant already meets 36% of what the tax policy analyst role asks for. The move turns on 9 required skills not yet in the profile.

From parliamentary assistant

36%

Overlap1

To tax policy analyst

10 Skills carried over

9 Required, not held

62.1 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 62.1

This move: 62.1 of 100 · substantial

1 Share of the tax policy analyst role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the parliamentary assistant profile. Required skills count in full, supplementary skills at 0.35. Directional: the figure for the reverse move differs. 2 Combines what is missing with how specialised it is, so a gap of general skills scores easier than the same number of narrow ones.

Table 2

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 10 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A tax policy analyst role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a parliamentary assistant background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held supervise advocacy work management skills
already held politics social sciences, journalism and information
already held monitor company policy information skills
already held business analysis business, administration and law
already held organisational policies business, administration and law
already held strategic planning business, administration and law

All 10 carried skills, including the 8 the tax policy analyst role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 27 missing skills fall into 8 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, numbered below in the order worth working in: the areas carrying the most required skills come first, and inside each one the required skills sit above the supplementary ones.

Skill to acquire Tier

01 business, administration and law 5 required, 6 supplementary

required, not held cadastral taxation required
required, not held corporate law required
required, not held public finance required
required, not held public law required
required, not held tax legislation required

optional, not held budgetary principles optional
optional, not held accounting techniques optional
optional, not held audit techniques optional
optional, not held bookkeeping regulations optional
optional, not held financial forecasting optional
optional, not held international business optional

02 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 required, 4 supplementary

required, not held advise on tax policy required

optional, not held advise on public finance optional
optional, not held advise on tax planning optional
optional, not held disseminate information on tax legislation optional
optional, not held ensure cross-department cooperation optional

03 management skills 1 required, 3 supplementary

required, not held develop taxation policies required

optional, not held manage administrative systems optional
optional, not held manage government policy implementation optional
optional, not held perform project management optional

04 information skills 1 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held research taxation procedures required

optional, not held forecast account metrics optional
optional, not held prepare financial auditing reports optional

05 social sciences, journalism and information 1 required

required, not held government policy implementation required

06 assisting and caring 1 supplementary

optional, not held comply with legal regulations optional

2 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a tax policy analyst role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.

Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.

Appendix

Appendix · The rest of the record

All 10 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held business analysis knowledge
already held company policies knowledge
already held develop organisational policies skill
already held monitor company policy skill
already held organisational policies knowledge
already held politics knowledge
already held strategic planning knowledge
already held supervise advocacy work skill
already held office software knowledge
already held write work-related reports skill

The 2 learning areas not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 services 1 supplementary

optional, not held fraud detection optional

08 working with computers 1 supplementary

optional, not held use microsoft office optional

18 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held budgetary principles optional
optional, not held manage administrative systems optional
optional, not held accounting techniques optional
optional, not held advise on public finance optional
optional, not held advise on tax planning optional
optional, not held audit techniques optional
optional, not held bookkeeping regulations optional
optional, not held comply with legal regulations optional
optional, not held disseminate information on tax legislation optional
optional, not held ensure cross-department cooperation optional
optional, not held financial forecasting optional
optional, not held forecast account metrics optional
optional, not held fraud detection optional
optional, not held international business optional
optional, not held manage government policy implementation optional
optional, not held perform project management optional
optional, not held prepare financial auditing reports optional
optional, not held use microsoft office optional

39 held skills the tax policy analyst role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role advise on communication strategies skill
not needed by the target role advise on drafting policies skill
not needed by the target role advise on foreign affairs policies skill
not needed by the target role advise on government policy compliance skill
not needed by the target role analyse text before translation skill
not needed by the target role apply information security policies skill
not needed by the target role attend meetings skill
not needed by the target role attend parliament plenaries skill
not needed by the target role check official documents skill
not needed by the target role civil law knowledge
not needed by the target role commercial law knowledge
not needed by the target role communicate with stakeholders skill
not needed by the target role communication knowledge
not needed by the target role communication principles knowledge
not needed by the target role constitutional law knowledge
not needed by the target role disseminate messages to people skill
not needed by the target role draft legislation skill
not needed by the target role draft press releases skill
not needed by the target role ensure compliance with policies skill
not needed by the target role examine legislative drafts skill
not needed by the target role fill out forms skill
not needed by the target role fix meetings skill
not needed by the target role good governance knowledge
not needed by the target role government policy knowledge
not needed by the target role identify policy breach skill
not needed by the target role inspect government policy compliance skill
not needed by the target role liaise with government officials skill
not needed by the target role maintain correspondence records skill
not needed by the target role manage relationships with stakeholders skill
not needed by the target role negotiate with stakeholders skill
not needed by the target role organise business documents skill
not needed by the target role organise facilities for office personnel skill
not needed by the target role perform office routine activities skill
not needed by the target role pose questions referring to documents skill
not needed by the target role process commissioned instructions skill
not needed by the target role respect publication formats skill
not needed by the target role respond to inquiries in written form skill
not needed by the target role review drafts skill
not needed by the target role write meeting reports skill

13 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice

Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.

Skill to acquire Tier

required, not held cadastral taxation required
required, not held corporate law required
required, not held government policy implementation required
required, not held public finance required
required, not held public law required
required, not held tax legislation required
optional, not held budgetary principles optional
optional, not held accounting techniques optional
optional, not held audit techniques optional
optional, not held bookkeeping regulations optional
optional, not held financial forecasting optional
optional, not held fraud detection optional
optional, not held international business optional

Index

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Note

How this record was compiled

Both occupations are taken from ESCO, which lists the skills and knowledge each occupation is expected to have and marks every one required or optional. Nothing here is a prediction about hiring, and nothing here knows that a particular employer wants a particular certificate. Treat Table 3 as a starting point for your own research rather than a syllabus. The full method states what these figures can and cannot tell you.